COLORADO SPRINGS — The city of Colorado Springs, on Tuesday set initial damage estimates to city infrastructure from the floods at $10 million — a figure likely to rise.

“Public works, parks and recreation and city engineers have been reviewing the damage relentlessly, and conservatively we estimate the damage to stand around $10 million,” said Bret Waters, division manager of the Office of Emergency Management. “That number will continue to be refined as we continue to assess.”

The city has requested to be included in the Federal Disaster Declaration for Colorado and has received approval for aid related to emergency response and city infrastructure. Officials hope to learn by the week’s end whether there is the potential for aid to individuals.

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